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FILE - A gate is seen at the Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, Friday, June 25, 2021. President Donald Trump has suggested he's working to reestablish a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. That comes four years after America’s chaotic withdrawal from the country left the base in the Taliban’s hands. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)

The Taliban reject Trump’s bid to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

3:19 AM on Sunday, September 21

The Taliban government has rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to retake Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

FILE - China's Premier Li Qiang, deliver his speech at the ASEAN - Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) - China Economic Forum official dinner on the sidelines of the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool Photo, File)

US lawmakers push for military dialogue in a rare China visit

2:59 AM on Sunday, September 21

A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers has pushed for more military dialogue in a meeting with China's Premier Li Qiang

A woman holds a Palestinian flag during a pro-Palestinian gathering at Republic square in Paris, Wednesday, Sep. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)

French mayors fly Palestinian flags despite government orders ahead of UN assembly

1:51 AM on Sunday, September 21

Several French mayors have defied government orders and flown Palestinian flags on town halls, with more expected to follow suit as France prepares to formally recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly

Displaced Palestinians flee northern Gaza Strip, by foot and in vehicles, carrying their belongings along the coastal road, near Wadi Gaza, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

UK set to recognize Palestinian state despite opposition from the US

1:21 AM on Sunday, September 21

The U.K. is expected to recognize a Palestinian state later Sunday, despite U.S. opposition

A young member of the Afro-Bolivian community dances the “saya,” a traditional dance performed with drums and chants, as part of the celebrations to mark the upcoming National Day of Afro-Bolivian people, in La Paz, Bolivia, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

Afro-descendants in Bolivia fight invisibility with dance and memory

10:07 PM on Saturday, September 20

Afro-Bolivians, though recognized in their country's 2009 constitution, remain among Bolivia’s most invisible groups

A makeshift memorial grows in size at the Turning Point USA headquarters after the shooting death at a Utah college last Wednesday of Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old founder and CEO of the organization, Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

Trump and MAGA movement will honor Charlie Kirk at Arizona memorial

9:01 PM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump and his supporters will pay tribute to conservative activist Charlie Kirk, whose assassination has intensified political tensions in the U.S. The memorial service Sunday in Arizona is expected to draw a large crowd to hear from Trump, Vice President JD Vance and other prominent figures

President Donald Trump speaks during the American Cornerstone Institute's Founder's Dinner at George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Mount Vernon, Va., Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Trump says he will award the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Ben Carson

7:13 PM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump has announced he will award Ben Carson the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during the POW/MIA National Recognition Day Ceremony at the Pentagon, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Pentagon steps up media restrictions, now requiring approval before reporting even unclassified info

5:51 PM on Saturday, September 20

The Pentagon is stepping up restrictions on the media by requiring journalists to sign a pledge not to report on information that has not been authorized for release, including unclassified information

Vietnam's Duc Phuc holds his trophy after winning the International Music Competition "Intervision" at the Live Arena outside Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Sept. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Power, politics and performance: Russia's revamped Intervision song contest names a winner

3:20 PM on Saturday, September 20

Vietnamese singer Duc Phuc was crowned the winner of the newly revamped Intervision song contest — a Russian answer to Eurovision that some say is as much about politics and power as it is about performance

FILE - Lindsey Halligan, special assistant to the president, speaks with a reporter outside of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Trump nominates White House aide to be top US prosecutor for office probing Letitia James

12:52 PM on Saturday, September 20

President Donald Trump has announced his nomination of Lindsey Halligan as the top federal prosecutor for the Eastern District of Virginia

FILE - Ecuador's President Daniel Noboa acknowledges supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace after his swearing-in ceremony for a second term in Quito, Ecuador, May 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Carlos Noriega, File)

Ecuador's electoral council approves referendum on foreign military bases

12:32 PM on Saturday, September 20

Ecuador's electoral council has approved President Daniel Noboa's request to hold a referendum on constitutional changes

A woman dressed as the Statue of Liberty marches through Manhattan in the "Make Billionaires Pay" climate protest, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Angelina Katsanis)

Marchers gather in worldwide protest of financial institutions 'profiting off the climate crisis'

12:07 PM on Saturday, September 20

On the eve of New York Climate Week, activists and members of the public have gathered to protest the financial institutions that are “making our lives more expensive while profiting off the climate crisis, war and genocide,” the organizers say

FILE - The TikTok logo is pictured in Tokyo, Sept. 28, 2020. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Emerging TikTok deal with China ensures US control of board and crucial algorithm, White House says

10:43 AM on Saturday, September 20

An emerging TikTok deal with China will ensure that U.S. companies control the algorithm that powers the app's video feed and Americans will hold a majority of seats on a board overseeing U.S. operations

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, left, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, both of New York, tell reporters that they are united as the Sept. 30 funding deadline approaches, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Democratic leaders in Congress demand a meeting with Trump as government shutdown looms

8:50 AM on Saturday, September 20

A possible federal shutdown is looming at month's end, and the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate

160-mile march for democracy arrives in Washington from Philadelphia

3:44 PM on Friday, September 19

Over the span of 14 days, nearly 200 people marched from Philadelphia to Washington, D

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